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  1. Remembrance DayPremiumWhere to be on Remembrance Day in the South West

  2. STATE POLITICS Premium‘I’m not going anywhere’: Don Punch hits back

  3. HEALTH STUDYPremiumNew study invites insight to menstrual health in regional WA

  4. EMERGENCY SERVICES FAIR PremiumYarloop to host emergency services fair

  5. Time capsulePremiumSouth West time capsule recovered

Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre is teaming up with the Australind Family History Society for a new history project.

Family historyPremiumNew family history project launched in the South West

“What has your family always wondered, but never confirmed?” This is the question being asked as part of a new history project launching in the South West. 

Rose Patane

Nelson Clegg from Bunbury worked in Antarctica at the Davis Research Station as a Bureau of Meteorology technical officer.

ANTARCTIC LIVING PremiumApplications for Antarctic experience opened

A resident from the South West has had nothing but good things to say about living in Antarctica, as applications open in Australia for a rare opportunity. 

Rose Patane

Margaret Eardley-Wilmot has collected 170 scrapbooks worth of newspaper clippings.

OPINION PremiumNewspapers are some of the best history books

Newspapers will forever help to tell the stories and moments which matter and there are scrapbooks in Binningup showing just how.

Rose Patane

The crowd favourite Lion Train at the Preston Beach golf club’s Spring Fete.

SPRING FETE PremiumPreston Beach’s annual Spring Fete return

There will be something for everyone at the Preston Beach Golf Club on Sunday as its annual Spring Fete returns for another day of family fun. 

Rose Patane

Red division premiers Fever with life member Wilma Hunter and life member and coach Kylie Brandis.

END OF SEASON PremiumHarvey Netball Association wraps up 2026 season

The Harvey Netball Association wrapped up its 2026 season on September 14 with its grand final and presentation night. 

Rose Patane

Harvey-Benger's Francois Roelofz celebrates his 50.

CricketPremiumHarvey-Benger second grade secure fifth win in a row

Harvey-Benger secured a 35-run win over Capel in their second grade round six one-day match, overcoming a superb century from Murray Tenant-Brown at Harvey Recreation Ground.

Haydn Jones and Brayden Green

Waroona Warrior's Ben Wright.

CricketPremiumPremiumWarriors A grade claim third win as women suffer first loss

Waroona Warriors secured their third win of the season in round five of the Peel Cricket Association A grade on Saturday by defeating Mandurah by 39 runs at Waroona Recreation Complex.

Paradise Creek Dairies owner Warrick Tyrrell and Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis at Paradise Creek Dairies where about 360 cows were wearing Halter's smart collars.

HERD MANAGEMENT PremiumPremiumHalter’s virtual fencing technology now available in WA

WA’s First Farm with Virtual Fencing – Thursday 5 November, Bunbury

The Shire of Waroona offices.

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY PremiumPremiumWaroona Shire Council endorse new position paper

The Waroona Shire Council has endorsed the preparation of a new document aimed at addressing the potential benefits of the region’s contribution to the economy. 

Lucy Fiore is presented with the Marjorie Charleson WA racing industry award at the 33rd Belmont and Western Australian Small Business Awards by John McGrath.

Horse racingPremiumLucy Fiore adds prestigious WA racing award to achievements

Harvey jockey Lucy Fiore has added another accolade to an already impressive career, claiming the Marjorie Charleson WA racing industry award at the 33rd Belmont and Western Australian Small Business Awards.

Jack Penniment

Tracey Fitzpatrick, graduating student Kayleigh Fitzpatrick, 17, and Steven Hall at the Harvey Senior High School 2026 Year 12 graduation ceremony.

GRADUATION PremiumHarvey Senior High School farewells its class of 2026

After more than a decade of schooling, the Harvey Senior High School community gathered on Thursday to celebrate and farewell its graduating class of 2026. 

Rose Patane

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A female passenger has allegedly been sexually assaulted in broad daylight at Perth Airport, with a man accused of attacking her near the boarding gates before flying out.

Courts & JusticePremiumPassenger allegedly sexually assaulted at Perth Airport

A female passenger has allegedly been sexually assaulted in broad daylight at Perth Airport, with a man accused of attacking her near the boarding gates before flying out.

Oliver Lane

The chain has 17 of its 38 stores within Westfield shopping centres, including Carousel.

RetailPremium‘Distressing’: David Jones workers brace for job losses

The union representing hundreds of WA David Jones employees says it stands ready to protect workers amid fears of mass job losses after the iconic retailer went bankrupt.

Cheyanne Enciso

Dustin Gary Higgs was jailed in District Court.

courtsPremiumPerth speedway driver jailed for sexually penetrating child

A prominent WA speedway driver has been put behind bars after being found guilty of grooming and starting a ‘pre-meditated’ sexual relationship with a girl while she was underage. 

Melissa Sheil

A family have been left heartbroken after a house fire in Collie claimed the life of one-year-old boy

WA NEWSPremium‘Cot was in flames’: Toddler dies in tragic WA house fire

A devastating house fire in Collie has claimed the life of a one-year-old boy.

Hayley Primmer

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It looks like a dolls house but this home in Applecross is deceptively big, with nearly 800sqm of space Unknown

House That!PremiumThe Applecross home with room for almost everything

Don’t be fooled by its dollhouse looks — this recently listed Applecross home is packing a whole lot of house, with an impressive 780sqm under the roof. 

Kim Macdonald

Dustin Gary Higgs was jailed in District Court.

courtsPremiumPerth speedway driver jailed for sexually penetrating child

A prominent WA speedway driver has been put behind bars after being found guilty of grooming and starting a ‘pre-meditated’ sexual relationship with a girl while she was underage. 

Melissa Sheil

Yoga studio owner Laurel Green said she’d been excited to discover an osteopathy program was starting up in Perth.

EducationPremiumPremiumREVEALED: Year 12s get new uni options, including a WA first

Year 12s thinking about what to study at university next year have had a few extra choices added to their options.

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PremiumAboriginal body silent on luxe Perth home that CEO lives in

A large not-for-profit Aboriginal corporation operating in WA’s north will not reveal why it bought a luxurious house in Perth that its chief executive now lives in.

A grandstand collapsed during the Red Hot Summer Tour at Coolangatta Beach on Sunday.

AustraliaThree injured in grandstand collapse at popular Aussie music festival

The temporary seating came down in the early stages of Sunday’s sold-out festivities.

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Independent meat market analyst Simon Quilty. The AAACWA 2026 Outlook conference at Burswood on Swan, November 4, 2026.

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Aussie beef prices to drive lamb pricing growth

An independent meat market analyst expects the price of lamb to rise next year, driven higher by the increasing ‘record’ price of beef as Australia backfills demand where the US cannot supply.

Georgia Campion

Three road trains parked opposite the Kambalda BP blocking driver vision at the road's T-section.

Truckstop regulationPremiumRoad trains at Kambalda reserve endangering other drivers

A concerned Kambalda resident says road trains are increasingly illegally parking at a non-designated road reserve on a T-section of Goldfields Highway, sometimes for days at a time.

Rosa Griffith

Mayor Glenn Wilson.

City grantsPremiumApplications open for major city grants

Applications are now open for the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s second round of 2026-27 major grants. 

Toby Cann

Ivy Muller, 11, and Summer Del Caro, 12, at the Hannans Primary School colour run fundraiser on Friday.

Colour runPremiumPremiumColour Run at Hannans school brings in nearly $25,000

A day of colour, bubbles and slippery slides at Hannans Primary School has brought in nearly $25,000 to support the school community.

A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

LottoHuge $6.66m windfall after partner’s timely Lotto reminder

A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

There could be more limits put on recreational demersal fishing, it has been revealed.

FisheriesPremiumPremiumRecreational demersal fishing could be limited to winter

The fisheries inquiry taking place in WA Parliament this week heard that recreational fishers could be kept out of the water in summer months after submissions from government departments and fishing groups.

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The environment has gone from bad to worse for companies intimately tied to AI infrastructure.

CNBC newsPremiumAI meltdown drives Nasdaq to worst day since April 2025

Nvidia pushed the world’s big tech index to its worst day in 19 months, after US midterm election results raised Wall Street concerns the artificial intelligence buildout is poised to slow down.

Kif Leswing and Caleigh Keating

Attendees try out the new touchscreen MacBook Pro during the Apple Experience LA in Los Angeles, Oct. 28, 2026.

CNBC newsAt last, Apple brings out touchscreen MacBook

Apple announced its first laptop with a touchscreen will go on sale next week. The launch signifies the growing strategic importance of the Mac to Apple, despite it generating less revenue than the iPhone.

Kif Leswing

Since 1990, only nine days have had a larger jump in the VIX on a smaller drop in the S&P500 than last Friday, according to SpotGamma.

CNBC newsWhy the market’s fragile calm faces a major test

Markets paused their slide this week as the tech sector found its footing following an AI sell-off sparked by high borrowing costs and doubts over data centre returns.

Justin Zacks

By the 1950s, another technological innovation would come along and have a profound effect on women: the washing machine.

CNBC newsPremiumWomen may be at greater risk of AI job losses

The history of technological progress suggests that, as AI spreads, the employment impact will hit women more than men.

Steve Liesman

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DXA scan shows the change in body composition of two participants from the beginning to end of the study. Supplied

HEALTHPremiumShocking finding about weight loss drugs

New research has found resistance training has many benefits for people using GLP-1 weight loss drugs — and that those who don’t could be ageing themselves years.

Emma Kirk

Premier Roger Cook labelled the act disgusting. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

CRIMEPremium‘Disgusting’: Quokka filmed smoking vape

A man has been fined after he allegedly forced a quokka to inhale a vape on Rottnest Island.

Emma Kirk

Jennifer Petelczyc, 59, and her daughter Gretl, 18 were shot and killed by Mark Bombara, 63, inside their Floreat home. TikTok

COURTPremiumPremium‘Concerns’ before double murder-suicide

The horrific deaths of a mother and daughter, gunned down by a man searching for his estranged wife, are being examined by a coroner.

Local talent set to grace the Discovery Stage include Finn Alexander, Alyssa Dalao, Ayo Busari, Carole Katz and Ridge Moss.

WA Day celebrationsWA Day Festival discovery stage unearths local musical gems

The ultimate showcase of Western Australia’s next big musical exports is taking over Burswood Park this month.

Police at Princess Royal Sailing Club where the rescue began.

Near-drowning PremiumPremiumPolice officer’s quick actions save man from Albany drowning

The quick thinking of a police officer and two members of the public saved a man from drowning in Princess Royal Harbour in Albany on Sunday..

Jennifer Petelczyc, 59, and her daughter Gretl, were shot and killed in their home.

Courts & JusticePremiumVictim begged police while Floreat gunman held her hostage

The terrified whispers of Gretl Petelczyc pleading for help from police before her life was cruelly cut short have been heard in court for the first time. 

Hannah Cross